Slick spots on area roads again because of morning snow, EVSC operating on normal schedule

FILE - For the second straight day, some light morning snow was causing problems on area roadways during the morning commute. Several slide-offs were reported on Interstate 164 alone on Friday morning. This photo from Thursday shows a truck that spun out on the Lloyd Expressway on Thursday.

EVANSVILLE - Multiple vehicle slide-offs were already being reported on Interstate 164 in the northern part of Vanderburgh County before 5 a.m. thanks to snow showers and freezing temperatures.

Gibson County emergency dispatchers also reported several slick spots there for the morning commute.

The National Weather Service has issued a Winter Weather Advisory for the entire Tri-State until noon today. Meteorologists advised that up to 1 inch of accumulation was possible across the region and that some areas could as much as 2 inches of snowfall. Although the main chance for snow is expected to be out of the Evansville area by 1 p.m., there is a slight chance of some flurries later this evening, according to the weather service forecast.

The mercury also is expected to drop throughout the day. At 5 a.m., it was 27 degrees at the Evansville Regional Airport, but that temperature is expected to drop below 20 degrees by 5 p.m. The overnight low is expected to dip to about 14 degrees, according to the weather service.

A 30 percent chance of rain or snow returns to the Evansville area Saturday afternoon, according to the forecast. That day's expected high should be in the mid-30s.